Wombai Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wombai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wombai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wombai (14) may also be a first name.

Wombai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wombai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wombai occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wombai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Wombai is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Wombai live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 78 percent are found, Borno, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woimbai9211/
Womba9115,706/
Wombi91810/
Wambai833,217/
Bombai83553/
Woumba83257/
Woimba8363/
Wombay8321/
Wombah8321/
Wombie8313/
Womboi837/
Woumbi832/
Wombae831/
Wombei831/
Wambayi77421/
Boumbai77176/
Womboyi7729/
Vombayi7726/
Bombaij7714/
Woinbai7713/
Wambaia776/
Wosemba775/
Wombaya774/
Wambaji772/
Bombaji771/
Wombach771/
Wuambai771/
Wambaie771/
Woumbie771/
Woumbio771/
Wosimba771/
Woombah771/
Wombeha771/
Wombash770/
Wombatt770/
Bomba7328,558/
Wumba7324,165/
Wamba7318,270/
Wambi7311,774/
Wemba733,834/
Bombi731,829/
Wembi731,542/
Wombe73486/
Wumbi7395/
Womby7318/
Wonba737/
Vombi736/
Vomba732/
Uomba732/
Wonbi732/
Womva731/
Bombaiah711/
Boombayi711/
Wombaach710/
Wambui67224,046/
Wamboi677,223/
Boumba677,065/
Wumbei673,190/
Boombi671,827/
Bombay671,818/
Bomboi67946/
Boomba67441/
Bambai67352/
Wambaa67348/
Bombaj67257/
Voumbi67238/
Wanbai67201/
Bombei67150/
Hwemba67137/
Wombey67123/
Wambea67108/
Bombea6793/
Woumbe6791/
Woinbi6787/
Bombau6782/
Wambau6770/
Bombaa6765/
Wambay6746/
Bommbi6741/
Wambie6736/
Wanmba6736/
Vambai6733/
Boumbi6732/
Wonbah6730/
Buomba6727/
Bumbai6715/
Wombee6715/
Woimbe6714/
Wembie6713/
Vumbai6710/
Uhomba679/
Wombou679/
Waumba678/
Voumba677/
Bombhi677/
Bombui677/
Wonbie676/
Waemba676/
Vombhi675/
Wembah675/
Wambah675/
Bombiy674/
Wambei674/
Wambii674/
Wumbea674/
Wonvai674/
Bonbai673/
Wembiy672/
Hwamba672/
Wounba672/
Wambae672/
Waamba672/
Wambha671/
Wahmba671/
Womboy671/
Whemba671/
Vomboi671/
Wonbei671/
Wembei671/
Wembaa671/
Wembea671/
Weemba671/
Vombat671/
Wammbi671/
Waambi671/
Vwamba671/
Wumbah671/
Wuombe671/
Wuumbi671/
Wosimbuya671/
Bommba671/
Boimba671/
Boymba671/
Wunmba671/
Bombih671/
Wambyi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wombai
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